Colour

#5C5583

#5C5583
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#5C5583 is a blue with RGB values 92, 85, 131 and HSL 249°, 21%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#5C5583

RGBrgb(92, 85, 131)

RGB (0–1)0.3608, 0.3333, 0.5137

RGB percentages36.1%, 33.3%, 51.4%

HSLhsl(249.1, 21.3%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 35.1%, 51.4%)

CMYK29.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,051,203

CSS custom property--colour: #5C5583;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#A3AA7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#485C85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#495A82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#535D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.9 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 29 Gray · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7C8355

Analogous#556583, #735583

Triadic#835C55, #55835C

Split complementary#837355, #658355

Tetradic#835565, #7C8355, #558373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBC8DC

Lighter +30%#AEA9C8

Lighter +20%#918BB3

Lighter +10%#746C9F

Darker −10%#464164

Darker −20%#312D45

Darker −30%#1B1926

Darker −40%#050507

More saturated +25%#493A9E

Less saturated −25%#6C6C6C

Channel breakdown

R92

G85

B131

Red92 (36.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue131 (51.4%)

Hue249.13°

Saturation (HSL)21.3%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5C · G 55 · B 83

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Colour values

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